Placement Align Text.
Now its Tools Interactive Placement Align (components).
I'm not sure if I installed a plugin utility a long time ago or what?
Does anyone know how I can get this option back on my toolbar?
Thanks for the Help!
Michael Biggs
[EMAIL PROTECTED

| Interactive Placement | Position Component Text.
Or should be there.
But I fear that this is not what searched for?
Regards,
Waldemar
(once more, but first today ;-) )
Michael Biggs schrieb:
I often used a function called Align Text. But its gone now!
I just installed Protel99SEsp6 on my

Is there an auto fanout feature in Protel for BGA's or is it all manual
via placement? I have several BGA and one is a 652pin BGA.
thanks in advance for any responces, tricks, or easier ways.
michael b
-Original Message-
From: Ian Wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday,

than the 25+ I have seen waiting without clearing
all nets.
David W. Gulley
Destiny Designs
Michael Biggs wrote:
Does anyone use a third party schematic capture program then import the
netlist each time to Protel99SEsp6? Well I do and it works great always
has.
The problem I'm having

to
it, incase I ever need to use it. The problem is the design rules flags all
these. My question is there any way around this or a design rule I can set
up that will not show these no net name fanouts/connections as a violation?
Thanks for anyones comments,
Michael Biggs

I have this question for anyone Please,
I am referring from a UL standard chart for materials group tables related
to the CTI performance level category values of insulation materials that
are specified in the Standard for Polymetric Materials - Short Term Property
Evaluations, Ul 746A, to be

Hi all,
Anyone run very hot traces @ like 90 degree C on there PWBs and or
use surface mount heat sink around the component( like a D-PAK)?
Thanks for any response.
I know this is a Protel questions group but everyone seem knowledgeable in
design layout.
Sincerely,
Michael Biggs

What issues prevent Find and Set Testpoints - from converting connector pads
or vias to be testpoints if your Testpoit style and Testpoit usage are all
ok. I have to manually go and set the pads for testpoints and they are
through holes. The design rules clear ok but why doesnt it pick up on all

I have a question about how to handle Assembly Drawing plots.
Does everyone use the Protel package with assembly drawing instructions on
mechanical layers for submitting?...
..Or paste the board into another .PCB file with assembly instruction
template and print size to fit page for the manf

Does anyone have any formal assembly instructions for a voltage regulator
part in a TO-220 package that lays flat with the three pins are bent 90
degrees and inserted into board and the base on a heat sinking pad secured
by a screw and nut? I am curious to weather I should include a prepping

Anyone have a preferred method of stackup guidelines of web references to
layer stackups for 8 layers using four power planes and four signal layers?
I am torn between two methods being that I have two internal power planes.
Thanks for any help!
Also I have a couple of BGA's on this layout and

I have noticed in P99SE component library that you cannot change the hole
size to be a oblong or plated slot for footprints. I know there are
alternative ways to call out these drill holes to be plated slots within the
pad, but what is the proper or favorable way to do this in P99SE?
Thank You in

You'll waist more time DXP!
-Original Message-
From: Tim Fifield [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 9:32 AM
To: Protel EDA Forum
Subject: [PEDA] 99SE to DXP
Well,
DXP is in the mail. Am I able to run DXP and 99SE on the same computer with
out issues?
Any tips or

that did
not rely so much on operator skills and reading ability
both of which are on downward trends
doesn't the excellon format support slots?
Dennis Saputelli
John A. Ross [Design] wrote:
-Original Message-
From: Michael Biggs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, October

Can get I a few opinions about how you guys handle BGA components in your
layouts?
Do you generally tent (using tenting in Protel99SE via properties) the
dog-bone vias that branch off of each BGA pad to prevent solder thieving or
specify in your specifications to Plug top side vias. There may be

After designing a PCB in 99SE SP6 and my database file keeps getting
bigger. Of coarse I always save different file names of my design every
so often. But here is my question, after I have deleted all the extra
files and deleted my recycle bin files why is my database file still
very large? I